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Taking a cue from Madonna, everyone's favorite anti-P2P band Metallica has attempted to thwart on-line trading of their music by flooding the network with decoy versions of their songs. Instead of a foul-mouthed message, however, the band thought they would really rock your socks off by instead releasing John Denver songs. Two things come to mind. First, aren't they risking gutting their sales by exposing their potential audience to the talents of John Denver? Secondly, will the RIAA sue Metallica for undoubtedly sharing MP3s for which they have no license? Thanks to sublime for the link.

Ken Fisher
Ken is the founder & Editor-in-Chief of Ars Technica. A veteran of the IT industry and a scholar of antiquity, Ken studies the emergence of intellectual property regimes and their effects on culture and innovation. Emailken@arstechnica.com//Twitter@kenfisher